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Mike Murphy decided to have a candy bar, something he rarely does, the Callao man asked the store clerk, “What do you have?”
The clerk suggested a PAYDAY bar. As the clerk handed him his change, Mr. Murphy spotted a $100 Million Cash Extravaganza ticket from the Virginia Lottery, and he decided to buy it.
That ticket turned out to be a “payday” too! When he scratched ...

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) – Republican lawmakers are set to try again on a trio of bills that Democratic Gov. Terry McAuliffe vetoed earlier this year.
GOP lawmakers announced they had pre-filed legislation on Monday, the first day to do so ahead of the 2017 General Assembly session.
The legislation includes a bill to allow school security officers to carry guns, a bill to clarify that subscription-based primary ...

A two vehicle crash in King William County over the weekend, leaves one person dead. The crash happened at 5:45PM on Sunday, on Route 601, 3/4 mile east of Route 614. Virginia State Police say a motorcycle driven by 48 year old Quintin Berkley of Aylett, was westbound on Route 601, when it lost control on a curve, and slid into an oncoming car, operated ...

The Virginia Supreme Court will meets today, to hear arguments in a lawsuit trying to block more than 200,000 former felons in the state from voting in November. At issue… whether the state’s constitution allows governors to restore voting rights to ex-felons en masse or if it instead, requires them to be handled on a case-by-case basis. Republican lawmakers who sued Governor Terry McAuliffe, say ...

A disaster preparedness guide that was published last year by Gloucester County’s Community Education department, has received national recognition. The Gazette Journal reports that the disaster preparedness guide… entitled “Are You Prepared?”, was awarded the highest recognition in the 2016 APEX Awards for Publication Excellence Competition, sponsored by Communications Concepts. The award is given for best practices in print, web and e-publishing, and is based ...

Tidewater Oyster Gardeners Association’s hopes to encourage oyster gardening for fun, food, and to help restore the health of the Chesapeake Bay. They have created an educational oyster reef for area youth and campers at Camp Kekoka near Kilmarnock… on Pittman’s Cove. Students from the Northern Neck Boys and Girls Club recently visited it, where they could… while wearing heavy gloves and life preservers, see ...

According to a report from NASA, the commercial space company Orbital ATK plans to send a resupply rocket to the International Space Station on or about August 22. The launch will be the first from Virginia since the 2014 mishap that destroyed a NASA payload and damaged Virginia’s state-owned launch pad. NASA says the unmanned spacecraft will carry supplies and vehicle hardware to the space ...